Hair-dressing frame.



Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

311m 11 Yon EANNETTE P. com, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

lasmxonrassmo FRAB/IE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 3, 1909.

Application filed January 13; 1909. Serial No. 472,106.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEANNETTE P. GoIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York, State of NewYork, have invented new and useful' Im rovements in Hair-Dressing Frames, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a hair dressing frame or coifiure.

' It has for its object to produce a coiffure which will have the minimum lightness and capability of being changed more or less in shape so as to give to the hair the configuration desired, and which will also admit of the outline being readily varied after the hair has been dressed so as to have it conform to the particular style of hat that may be worn, the frame being bent after the hat has been adjusted on the head to meet the conditions required by the particular hat worn, and after the hat is removed either allowed to retain that shape or else shaped to the configuration desired without the necessity of taking down and redressing the hair.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and suchother objects as mayhereinafter apear, the invention consists in the features hereinafter particularly described and then sought to be clearly defined by the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof and in which- Figure 1 is a view illustrating the coiffure "applied to the head, with a portion of the coiffure uncovered by the hair; and Fig. Lisi a perspective of. the coiffu re.

The coiffure is composed of a central band or member 1 formed of any suitable material but preferably of wire which may be either spring or flexible in character, an outer band or ring member 2 formed preferably of flexi ble wire capable of retaining the shape to which it may be bent, and strips or members 3 connecting the inner and outer members or rings, said connectingmembers being formed preferably of flexible wires capable of retainmg the shape or position to which they may be bent. The outer and inner bands connected by the intermediate strips form an open frame possessing the minimum of lightness and having the maximum of ventilation. The outer ring stands in a different plane from the inner ring, for instance it may he and usually is in a higher plane. When made of flexible wire it may be bent or shaped into such form as taste or style may dictate so as to give a corresponding shape to the hair dressed upon the frame and folded over the top r ng The connecting strips 3 when made of flexi ble'wire are easily bent or shaped to cause the outer ring to he in a higher or lower plane according to the extent to which the connecting stri s are bent so that the hair will stand high orlow as desired, or extend fartheroutward or inward as may be desired. The flexible wires also admit of the frame being shaped so as to give to the hair a more or less regular or irregular outline or contour as may be desired, and to be retained in substantially the shape given to it as'the-wires will retain the shape into which they are bent until purposely changed. It will thus be observed that the frame is capable of being adjusted or shaped to many different forms so that the hair can be dressed in the particular style desired as the taste may at the time dictate. It also admits of the frame being depressed or sprea'd'outwardly when a hat is placed upon the head, and when the hat is removedthe frame may readily by slight pressure of the hands be raised or pressed upward so as to give to the hair the shape desired.

It is referred to cover the wire members of the coi ure with cloth, felt, fur or hair 4 and also to provide the inner ring with tabs 5 for the assage of hair pins 6 to attach the frame to t is head. frame with a space or depression 7 between the ends of the outer ring or member so that the hair at the back of the head may lie within such space when gathered up and folded-onto the top of the head.

The coiffure is comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, is lighter than rats in general use, is capable of being shaped into a variety of forms to meet the requirements of changes in style and the preferences of different individuals, and admits. of the freest ventilation so as to prevent the head from becoming overheated.

I have illustrated and described with particularity the preferred details of construction but it is obvious that changes can be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from essential features of the invention.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim is:

1. The coiifure oi hair dressing frame consisting of a base member adapted to rest upon the head, a raised hair-supporting It is also preferred to form the memberi standing in a; higher horizontal plane than the base member and lying outside ed to be bent to change its contour and having downwardly extending portions spaced apart from each other to form anopen s ace for the passage ofthe hair between t em, and flexible supports connecting and sustaining one member from the other and adapted to be flexed to change the position of one member in relation to the other,'.substan tially as described.

2. The coiifure or hair dressing frame consisting of an annular base member adapted to rest upon the head, and a raised hair sup-- porting member standing above the horizontal plane of the base member and extending outwardly beyond. the Vertical plane of the base member and connected with said member, portions of the raised member being spaced from each other at one portion of the annular base member to form an open space for the passage of the hair between said spaced portions and the annular base mem ber, substantially as described.

3. The coiflure or hairdressing frame consisting of a base member adapted to rest upon the head, a raised hair supporting memberstanding above the horizontal plane of the base member and extending outwardly therefrom, supports connecting the base and raised hair supporting members and an attaching tab secured to the base member, substantially as described.

JEANNETTE P."GO1N.

Witnesses: I

HERMAN GUsToW, CORALIE Gnome. 

